Got Mine Today...

[gary]

New iPhone out today, arrived by courier at 6pm, its now set up and running and I have bought my first app - Spanish-English dictionary which seems good at first glance - best part is it does verb conjugations.....

[ValenciaSon]

New iPhone out today, arrived by courier at 6pm, its now set up and running and I have bought my first app - Spanish-English dictionary which seems good at first glance - best part is it does verb conjugations.....Is is faster with the 3G? I saw the lines forming in Spain at the stores.

[gary]

Is is faster with the 3G? I saw the lines forming in Spain at the stores.

I'll let you know when I get to Leeds this afternoon - no 3G signal at home But it runs wifi so no problem. The curved back feels much better in your hand

[Edith]

Hey peeps, have you seen this:

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/29052

The solution to this problem is so simple, really: buy a fingernail file and/or some scissors. But some people enjoy being perpetual whiners, I guess. :D

[Yossarian]

Hey peeps, have you seen this:

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/29052

The solution to this problem is so simple, really: buy a fingernail file and/or some scissors. But some people enjoy being perpetual whiners, I guess. :D

Maybe to cut only one fingernail to type with - and call it the iNail?

[Edith]

Maybe to cut only one fingernail to type with - and call it the iNail?

;D :thumbs-up:

[jubilee]

I feel a bit sorry for those who bought the first version, and now there is a cheaper better version out, before the shine has even wore off their version....

[gary]

I feel a bit sorry for those who bought the first version, and now there is a cheaper better version out, before the shine has even wore off their version....

No need to feel sorry O2 were halppy to give me a free upgrade to sign on and start my contract anew - so now I have 2 -one for me and one for mrs c who is delighted to have a phone/iPod/diary/notebook/portable video/email machine

[jubilee]

Hey that sounds like a good deal!

[Ben]

I'm more on the fence than I thought I would be. Telefonica want me to sign a two year contract to get an iphone from them, which just seems ridiculous. The rates would be (for me the cheapest are fine) 9 euros per month for calls, and the obligatory 15 euro data plan. Add vat, and that's about 28 euros a month, for two years, somewhere around 900 euros in the end once you add a couple of hundred-ish for the handset. That's do-able, but:

- I hardly ever use my current phone
- When I get out of the house the last thing I want is to check my email
- I'm online all day every day anyway as I work at home
- I already have a perfectly good ipod

So, if I got one it would be pure avarice, and I'm trying to keep an eye on that these days! The jury is still out...

[ValenciaSon]

The two year deal must be Apple's doing. We have to commit here in the US for 2 years with our provider; AT&T.

Ben, wouldn't the GPS feature help justify the purchase?>:D Come to the dark side!!

[greytop]

It's the time they need to get their money back and maybe a bit extra. From ABC.es :

La gran incógnita del precio se ha despejado este mediodía, confirmandose que la venta del iPhone irá asociada a un contrato de permanencia de 24 meses con la compañía Movistar por un precio que irá desde los cero euros hasta los 359, de acuerdo con el compromiso de consumo telefónico y si el dispositivo es de 8 o de 16 gigabytes (http://http://www.abc.es/20080710/tecnologia-internet/madrid-viste-gala-para_200807101233.html).

[gary]

The two year deal must be Apple's doing. We have to commit here in the US for 2 years with our provider; AT&T.

Ben, wouldn't the GPS feature help justify the purchase?>:D Come to the dark side!!


18months with O2 (Telefonica) and they give you the phone free if you sign up to £45 a month with 1200 minutes and 500 texts.

Theres a £35 and £30 plan but you pay £99 for the phone.

Pay as you go is coming so they say

Its not the best phone in the world but the stuff it can do with apps is great

Theres one called Shazam - you hold the iphone near the car radio with a song playing, after a few minutes it tells you what the song is and whos singing... and offers you the opportunity to buy it on iTunes

The dictionary app I have is great

It now all syncs automatically with everything I own, I can take a pic and have it online in seconds, I know all this was already possible but now its easy as well - as usual with Mac, no manual required - fiddle about with it for a while and youll just figure it out.

GPS works okay if the unit can see the sky, it tracked us through leeds today, seems to be accurate to about 15-20 feet, so as we crossed Crown Point bridge it put us in the river, but not bad for free... not looking forward to location based pushmail from google though...

the 3G is noticeably quicker than Edge

It is much prettier and sits in your hand better than the old one

[Ben]

Looks like my current mobile phone is on it's last legs (only just noticed :rolleyes:) so crumbled and went to the local Telefonica shop today to ask about iPhones and how to get one... hopefully by the end of the month I'll have one.

Not too happy about paying Telefonica lots of money, but it's a legit business expense, and I can get a plan that works out at about 28 euors a month. That includes 9 euros of calls, and the obligatory 15 euro a month minimum data plan - you get a pathetic 200 mb a month at 3 G speeds, then you still get unlimited data, but 'slower', though they won't clarify what that means. No one here seems bothered about that though, due to the huge availability of wifi everywhere, and to get a 1gb at 3G plan would cost an extra 10 euros a month, just not worth it.

So, long story short, iPhone coming ;D;D;D

[gary]

I'm very happy with mine. I also have a DotMac account, now called MobileMe, which syncs calendars and contacts and pushes mail to the phone and allows photo uploads from the phone as well.
At first i was a bit down about the battery life, until I realised that everything and its dog was switched on.
3G is faster but eats battery, I turn it off if I'm not using the browser,
Likewise wi-fi I turn it on when I want it.
But the real battery killer is the automatic Fetch connection to see if you have new SMTP email. By default this checks every 15 mins, turning this on to manual so that I have to click to get email improved battery life immensely to the point where its now very acceptable.
The GPS is adequate and tracked us through leeds last week, it likes a clear view if the sky and seems to work best when 3G is turned on.
Apps are good, I had to get the rotory dialler, I got the flashlight and the voice recorder all free and paid for a Spanish - English dictionary which seems more than adequate.
I have every NIS Advanced podcast on it and a dozen Twits and Cranky Geeks, some radio comedy and dozens of other podcasts, totalling 4 days in all as well as a couple of feature films and still have 12Gb left to play with...

[Ben]

Flashlight? How does that work?!
I imagine you need 3g for the gps as it will be pulling the maps down as you move...

[ValenciaSon]

Congrats Ben (and by that I mean I'm jealous:mad:) but seriously congrats.:cool: I wonder how long before Marina discovers its importance.:rolleyes: The craze (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/07/17/VI2008071701837.html?sid=ST2008071703226&pos=list) for the iPhone goes on.

[Ben]

what about yours VS? When's it coming?!

[ValenciaSon]

what about yours VS? When's it coming?!We are going to wait until October. I'll have my son's Mac Mini paid off by then and more bugs will hopefully be resolved in this version. At that time, Leslie and I will get ours. I'm starting a new job and I'll be on call every once in a while so I think the iPhone will help out nicely.

[gary]

Flashlight? How does that work?


It's a simple free app that turns every pixel on the screen White and thereby provides sufficient ambient light to sneak in to bed after a longhail session without tripping over and waking one's slumbering beloved
V useful on Thursdays!

[Ben]

V useful on Thursdays!;D IF you can still work out how to turn the torch app on after a couple of pints ;D

[ValenciaSon]

More folks waiting for theirs:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2679827257_5086e4031e_b.jpg

[gastephen]

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

[ValenciaSon]

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."FDR, very good! Were you there?

[gary]

;D IF you can still work out how to turn the torch app on after a couple of pints ;D

After extensive trials this user can report that the intuitive one touch operation of the app has served up Apple with another winner in the quest for minimum domestic upheaval, it truly minimises aggravation and the ensuing chastisement...

"What time did you get in?"
"What time did you go to sleep?"
"About half past eleven."
"I was in bed before twelve. Is that dress new?"
"I've had it ages"
"I've never seen it before."
"I bought it while you were away in Madrid with Ben Curtis."
"It's very nice darling..."

You know how the game works ;D;D;D

[marca-dos]

Hi guys! does anyone know what the Spanish translation for the idiom: Boys and their toys! is? ;D

[guapo]

so have you also tried the iPint (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lLp0s88pH3I)?

[Ben]

so have you also tried the iPint (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lLp0s88pH3I)?
That is Very cool!

[gary]

so have you also tried the iPint (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lLp0s88pH3I)?

cant find where thw ale comes out...;D;D

... guapo wheres the killer app? Sell 10 million at 59p and never work again!!!

[ValenciaSon]

cant find where thw ale comes out...;D;D

... guapo wheres the killer app? Sell 10 million at 59p and never work again!!!No hangovers though.

[guapo]

cant find where thw ale comes out...;D;D

... guapo wheres the killer app? Sell 10 million at 59p and never work again!!!

Gary if you can come up with the idea I'll split the proceeds with you!!!

[gary]

Gary if you can come up with the idea I'll split the proceeds with you!!!

Okay, you got me interested, now let me see.....

[gastephen]

FDR, very good! Were you there?

No, I'm afraid I've never been. Your photo was intriguing though, so I decided to do a little research. Amazing what you can find out about stuff these days...

[Margot]

I decided to do a little research. Amazing what you can find out about stuff these days...

.......if you really know how to use a search engine. You're a Master whereas...

...This dummy (me) is continually intrigued by the gems you unearth.....in my next life I'll sign up for "search engine lessons for dummies" or how to avail oneself of what's already at ones fingertips.

[gastephen]

:blush::)

[Acosta]

More folks waiting for theirs:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2679827257_5086e4031e_b.jpg

Is that the line for IndyMac bank? :o

[gastephen]

...is this (http://gizmodo.com/5027545/waterproof-gadget-coating-is-invisible-mystifying-mind-boggling-witchcraft).

[Edith]

...is this (http://gizmodo.com/5027545/waterproof-gadget-coating-is-invisible-mystifying-mind-boggling-witchcraft).

Wow, this made my jaw drop, too! It's perfectly suited to withstand our rainy summers in Holland! :D

P.s.: this week, a new storm-proof umbrella from Delft University has been awarded the Gold International Design Excellence Award, but so far I haven't come across any of these special umbrellas in Holland. I bet they 'cost too much'. Typical! >:D

http://www.senzumbrellas.com/

[gastephen]

Wow, this made my jaw drop, too! It's perfectly suited to withstand our rainy summers in Holland! :D

P.s.: this week, a new storm-proof umbrella from Delft University has been awarded the Gold International Design Excellence Award, but so far I haven't come across any of these special umbrellas in Holland. I bet they 'cost too much'. Typical! >:D

http://www.senzumbrellas.com/

Perhaps you should get one of these instead...

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[gary]

Perhaps you should get one of these instead...

bO8G5zsQohg

Hyram Holiday lives!!

[Edith]

Perhaps you should get one of these instead...

bO8G5zsQohg

Wow, impressive! ;D :thumbs-up:

[ValenciaSon]

I prefer an iPhone.

[gary]

I prefer an iPhone.

there is a light sabre app...

[gastephen]

I prefer an iPhone.

Will it take your full weight?
Can you slice a watermelon with it?
Can you beat the crap out of a punchbag with it?

I'm for the umbrella every time.:eek:

[ValenciaSon]

Will it take your full weight?
Can you slice a watermelon with it?
Can you beat the crap out of a punchbag with it?

I'm for the umbrella every time.:eek:I'm sure I can find other redeeming qualities.

[gary]

Will it take your full weight?
Can you slice a watermelon with it?
Can you beat the crap out of a punchbag with it?

I'm for the umbrella every time.:eek:

I tried listening to podcasts and watching videos on an umbrella but the quality was low, in fact it was nonexistent. I kept my diary on it but the rain washed away my appointments. Also it has no Spanish-English dictionary applications available.

Mind you the iPhone doesnt keep me dry when it rains...;D;D

[ValenciaSon]

I tried listening to podcasts and watching videos on an umbrella but the quality was low, in fact it was nonexistent. I kept my diary on it but the rain washed away my appointments. Also it has no Spanish-English dictionary applications available.

Mind you the iPhone doesnt keep me dry when it rains...;D;D
But one can keep dry with an iPhone, by purchasing umbrellas and other rain gear online. You can't get information needs and wants satisfied with an umbrella.

[gary]

But one can keep dry with an iPhone, by purchasing umbrellas and other rain gear online. You can't get information needs and wants satisfied with an umbrella.

Apart from the need to pulverise a watermelon...;D

[Edith]

Apart from the need to pulverise a watermelon...;D

Which is great for making smoothies! :D

[ValenciaSon]

I'm sorry, I'm not convinced. I am going to buy an iPhone instead of an umbrella.

[gary]

Which is great for making smoothies! :D

iPhone to find out how...

http://gallery.me.com/gtchild/100044/IMG_0002/web.jpg

Oh, and you can take screenshots with 2.0 software - wow!

[ValenciaSon]

iPhone to find out how...

Oh, and you can take screenshots with 2.0 software - wow!I'm almost convinced to buy an iPhone, now wait...OK, I decided I'm now convinced.

[gary]

I'm almost convinced to buy an iPhone, now wait...OK, I decided I'm now convinced.

May I also recommend a mobile.me account
20GB of storeage, podcasting,pushmail, calendar syncing, gallery, blog,webspace - like your own personal hotmail/googlecalendar/blogger/wordpress/flikr/youtube etc all in one

the screenshot above was taken uploaded and published to NFS in under 30 secs

[ValenciaSon]

May I also recommend a mobile.me account
20GB of storeage, podcasting,pushmail, calendar syncing, gallery, blog,webspace - like your own personal hotmail/googlecalendar/blogger/wordpress/flikr/youtube etc all in one

the screenshot above was taken uploaded and published to NFS in under 30 secs

You should switch your nickname to iGary.

[Acosta]

inotesfromspain.com

sounds new like a cool app

[gastephen]

I tried listening to podcasts and watching videos on an umbrella but the quality was low, in fact it was nonexistent. I kept my diary on it but the rain washed away my appointments. Also it has no Spanish-English dictionary applications available.

Mind you the iPhone doesnt keep me dry when it rains...;D;D

Hmmm, you might be on to something there. Seems like there might be a fundamental design flaw in the whole umbrella concept.:eek:

[ValenciaSon]

Wait til the iPhone 3.0 comes out!

[gary]

Wait til the iPhone 3.0 comes out!

or umbrella 1.0.1;D;D

[Margot]

online. You can't get wants satisfied with an umbrella.

You can if you're Stanley Donen and Gene Kelley! ;)

Trippin' the light fantastic into immortality wouldn't have cut it with an IPhone (even if they'd existed back then)

[gastephen]

Goddamn... what is with you people and umbrellas? Trombones are much funnier, you know...

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...especially when there are blonde tap-dancing Swedes in ball gowns involved.

[Alan]

I lost my phone a couple of weeks ago and I was due an upgrade anyway. So you all know what I did. I got one. Although I have to say,I don't know what all the fuss was about in getting one. I just went to my local(ish) store in glasgow and took one home today without any hassle. In fact this message is being typed on it right now. I would give it good reviews so far. The best thing about it is that it seems to know what you're typing before you do. But if you use Linux beware, I've had many problems and ended up just reinstalling Windows (as well as ubuntu of course - you think I'm going to stop using that?

[ValenciaSon]

I accompanied my parents today, the dutiful son that I am, to the Apple Store and they are now the proud owners of an iPhone. It took me minutes to teach them how to make calls, listen to iTunes, take pictures, use GPS etc.. They are excited and so am I. This user interface rocks!

[Margot]

...but do they have an umbrella? ;D

[ValenciaSon]

...but do they have an umbrella? ;DNo, they live on a fixed income.:'(

[gastephen]

I've been thinking I'm long overdue an upgrade. What do you guys think about this model (http://www.aleksandramir.info/projects/bigumbrella/london.html)?

[ValenciaSon]

I've been thinking I'm long overdue an upgrade. What do you guys think about this model (http://www.aleksandramir.info/projects/bigumbrella/london.html)?Is it 3G?

[gastephen]

Is it 3G?

Not sure, but the coverage is supposed to be quite good.

[ValenciaSon]

Not sure, but the coverage is supposed to be quite good.As long as you point it up while using it.

[Ben]

I want one! Even if it does never rain here! I imagine your average umbrella-wielding Madrileño could take out whole buildings with one of those things.

[gastephen]

As long as you point it up while using it.

There does seem to be some inherent directionality in the design.

I want one! Even if it does never rain here! I imagine your average umbrella-wielding Madrileño could take out whole buildings with one of those things.

;D

How do you say "coming through!" in Spanish?

[gary]

I want one! Even if it does never rain here! I imagine your average umbrella-wielding Madrileño could take out whole buildings with one of those things.

Beg to differ GME 08

http://gallery.me.com/gtchild/100044/IMG_0059.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12169208820002

[ValenciaSon]

Maybe that's what I need for the next GME

[gary]

Maybe that's what I need for the next GME

We'd only need one for al of us...

[ValenciaSon]

We'd only need one for al of us...Yeah but the iPhone will show me how to get to that fabled chocolateria

[Acosta]

Yeah but the iPhone will show me how to get to that fabled chocolateria

they are on back order at my local AT&T store. I didn't go to the Apple store. So I have to wait 6-8 days. :(

So is there a spanish Churros app out yet,

Cheers

[Edith]

iPhone to find out how...

http://gallery.me.com/gtchild/100044/IMG_0002/web.jpg

Oh, and you can take screenshots with 2.0 software - wow!

:D

Ah, the silly season and its summer delights... ;D

[ValenciaSon]

Why is October 9 an important date for me?

[Ben]

Is it iDay?

[ValenciaSon]

Is it iDay?Well aside from Columbus Day, I have to say first it is our wedding anniversary. Good, now I can say, YES IT IS iDAY!!!Teaching my mom to use hers only makes it harder to wait

[eldeano]

Why is October 9 an important date for me?

You should know, you told us earlier on.

We are going to wait until October. I'll have my son's Mac Mini paid off by then and more bugs will hopefully be resolved in this version. At that time, Leslie and I will get ours. I'm starting a new job and I'll be on call every once in a while so I think the iPhone will help out nicely.

[gastephen]

Well aside from Columbus Day

Thought that was the 12th :confused::confused::confused:

[Ben]

Well aside from Columbus Day, I have to say first it is our wedding anniversary. Good, now I can say, YES IT IS iDAY!!!Teaching my mom to use hers only makes it harder to waitHurray! Not tooo long to wait... I would just pinch your mum's in the mean time!

[ValenciaSon]

Thought that was the 12th :confused::confused::confused:The year we got married, it fell on the 9th.

[gastephen]

The year we got married, it fell on the 9th.

Aha! I've just looked it up and the US holiday is taken as the second Monday in October, so I guess it can range from the 8th to the 14th.

It seems the Día de la Hispanidad, on the other hand, is celebrated on the actual date of the 12th.

[greytop]

Why is October 9 an important date for me?Es el día de la comunidad Valenciana ! (Vivo en la calle Nou d'Octubre ;D)

[ValenciaSon]

Es el día de la comunidad Valenciana ! (Vivo en la calle Nou d'Octubre ;D)It can only be iKismet!

[Acosta]

Ok I got mine last night,

So what are some cool apps to pick up?

[gary]

Theres a spanish dictionary/verb conjugator
Rotory dialler is fun
Othello passes the time
Lists app are useful
There are cool games, so my son says.
He also has the spirit level

But we're waiting for guapo to program the apps that lets us send MMS and hook up the thing to our macbooks as a modem!! (apparently the latter already exists but Apple have pulled it
(http://www.macrumors.com/2008/08/01/netshare-tethering-app-reappears-on-app-store/)
Once input devices come on streml this will become the fabled Tricorder!!

[Ben]

Seen the fuss about the I am Rich app (http://gizmodo.com/5034701/confirmed-eight-morons-bought-the-999-i-am-rich-iphone-application) yet? Funny old world...

[greytop]

Hot from the presses: Google translate (http://lifehacker.com/400082/google-translate-now-iphone+friendly) for your new best friend

[Acosta]

Theres a spanish dictionary/verb conjugator
Rotory dialler is fun
Othello passes the time
Lists app are useful
There are cool games, so my son says.
He also has the spirit level

But we're waiting for guapo to program the apps that lets us send MMS and hook up the thing to our macbooks as a modem!! (apparently the latter already exists but Apple have pulled it
(http://www.macrumors.com/2008/08/01/netshare-tethering-app-reappears-on-app-store/)
Once input devices come on streml this will become the fabled Tricorder!!

Is the dictionary-conjugator an App I have to pay for.

Also I wish there was a version of skype that would run on it. So far I haven´t found one.

And as a credit to Ben and Marina I put the ¨Real Spanish Phrase Book¨ on my iPhone.

[gary]

Is the dictionary-conjugator an App I have to pay for..

Yes you have to pay but its worth its weight in gold - especially the verb conjugator....

Also you can put a verb in in English eg talk - it of course comes up with hablar but if you click on the word hablar it will take you to the gonjugation

Its magic it conjugates the English verbs too so you can find out what the tenses are actually called in your own language!!

[gary]

;D;D;D

GPS works in BCN

http://gallery.me.com/gtchild/100044/IMG_0003.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12191659960002

[Acosta]

Yes you have to pay but its worth its weight in gold - especially the verb conjugator....

Also you can put a verb in in English eg talk - it of course comes up with hablar but if you click on the word hablar it will take you to the gonjugation

Its magic it conjugates the English verbs too so you can find out what the tenses are actually called in your own language!!

thanks for the tips Gary, I appreciate it.

I have a Franklin electronic spanish/english dictionary. Yet having this on my iPhone would mean one less gadget I have to have with me.

But, I just wonder after a while does the verb conjugator make one lazy or not?

[gary]

I just wonder after a while does the verb conjugator make one lazy or not?

I use it as a crutch - to affirm what I have written after I have committed it to paper, slowly I absorb the stuff by osmosis!!

[ValenciaSon]

;D;D;D

GPS works in BCN

http://gallery.me.com/gtchild/100044/IMG_0003.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12191659960002
Finally, you can find your way around BARcelona:rolleyes:

[Sch]

Hey

Got my 3g Iphone a few weeks ago, and I loooove it. Me gusta mucha!

Installed Spanish regular phrases and a program to learn the meaning and pronunciation on 10 new words a day :)

Regards,
Sch

[Ben]

Yes, I'd still love one, but hardly ever use a mobile and still feel terrible about the fact I'd have to give telefonica 27 euros a month for an iPhone, instead of about 12 to vodafone currently, when I'm not going to be making any more phone calls! Need a new mobile now though, I can hardly turn mine on or off anymore!!

[ValenciaSon]

35 days before we get ours. Much to my dismay, there seems to be a lack of free WiFi in Valencia. I understand that some bars have it and it's available around the universities and maybe the VIPS restaurants. How does one take advantage of most of the iPhone functionality without this connectivity?

[gary]

Yes, I'd still love one, but hardly ever use a mobile and still feel terrible about the fact I'd have to give telefonica 27 euros a month for an iPhone, instead of about 12 to vodafone currently, when I'm not going to be making any more phone calls! Need a new mobile now though, I can hardly turn mine on or off anymore!!

Think business expense - an extra 3 pints of London lager a month, email on the go is worth it.

[ValenciaSon]

So Ben, when are you getting that 3G business tool?

[gary]

So Ben, when are you getting that 3G business tool?

mmm.. the 3G chews up mucho battery - use when needed - and is not ubiquetous, email is good enough on Edge - comes in in seconds.

Advice from experience is that if you want your iPhone to last 24 hours switch off all the stuff you arent using...

Wouldnt swap mine for any other phone - the qwerty keyboard alone is worth the premium

[Ben]

I suppose I'll probably crumble this week... needs must and all that! Though email on the go is not top of my wants list - get far too much of it when I'm not on the go!

[Acosta]

mmm.. the 3G chews up mucho battery - use when needed - and is not ubiquetous, email is good enough on Edge - comes in in seconds.

Advice from experience is that if you want your iPhone to last 24 hours switch off all the stuff you arent using...

Wouldnt swap mine for any other phone - the qwerty keyboard alone is worth the premium


Yes I put my network in manual mode, otherwise it uses the battery like an 1970s american car guzzeling gas.

BTW I did pick up the Ultralingua dictionary and it is quite handy, thanks for the idea.

Do you know a nice web-site that besides iTunes that gives some of the latest news , problems and updates for the iPhone.

[Mark Haywood]

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=iphone

Do it - you know it makes sense!;)

[gary]

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=iphone

Do it - you know it makes sense!;)

Recommend you dont inhale the dust...

[Acosta]

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=iphone

Do it - you know it makes sense!;)

I have seen that page before, its funny

[Mark Haywood]

Recommend you dont inhale the dust...

It's not the dust but the bugs you need to look out for;D

[vicentef]

but i have one that makes calls and send messages.

do you recommend me the iphone and why, sorry but i have not read all the post

[greytop]

but i have one that makes calls and send messages.

do you recommend me the iphone and why, sorry but i have not read all the postWell if you can't be bothered to read the posts don't make them!

[ValenciaSon]

My people use a blender for food.

[ValenciaSon]

The iPhone still rules (http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKLH36834620080917?sp=true?sr=hotnews).

[vicentef]

I have read everycomment and im with ben , i hardly ever use the mobile phone, and apart that i dont have the money to pay telefonica, i dont think i need un iphone

[gary]

I have read everycomment and im with ben , i hardly ever use the mobile phone, and apart that i dont have the money to pay telefonica, i dont think i need un iphone

no one needs an iPhone - you have to WANT one;D

[ValenciaSon]

So my parents arrived back from España last night. While there, my mom tried several times to email me some pix she took but surprisingly, free wifi isn't as ubiquitous there as it is here. I did ask about the availability of free wifi in a Valencia forum and the view of a few is that it isn't a priority. That sort of struck me as odd. Doesn't that sort run contrary to the direction they've been running over the last decade, to make the city as world class and state of the art as any?

Anyway, as soon as my parents arrived to the US, the airport must've provided wifi because this morning I found my email inbox populated with her email pics from her iPhone.

Not this Saturday, but the next, we get ours. Yahoo!

[ValenciaSon]

So my parents arrived back from España last night. While there, my mom tried several times to email me some pix she took but surprisingly, free wifi isn't as ubiquitous there as it is here. I did ask about the availability of free wifi in a Valencia forum and the view of a few is that it isn't a priority. That sort of struck me as odd. Doesn't that sort run contrary to the direction they've been running over the last decade, to make the city as world class and state of the art as any?

Anyway, as soon as my parents arrived to the US, the airport must've provided wifi because this morning I found my email inbox populated with her email pics from her iPhone.

Not this Saturday, but the next, we get ours. Yahoo!
OK, we got ours last week and we love them! We being my wife and I. It was our anniversary present to each other. Maybe too geeky for some but for us it was an idyllic celebration. We went into trendy Bethesda and had a lazy, relaxed lunch at Jaleo. Gambas al ajillo, piquillos con queso Idiazabal, jamon serrano, setas al ajillo, ensalada con pulpo y una jarafa de tinto, man that beats any restaurant I know in that area and Bethesda has no shortage of great restaurants! After that pleasurable experience we headed towards the most under-sized and over-crowded Apple store probably in the company and was quickly greeted by a youth with a bright purple tee-shirt with the ever-famous fruit logo followed by the statement "Not all heroes wear capes". He quickly ushered us to our iPhone specialist and his wireless handheld device which not only contained our pre-purchase info, but also received a swiping with our credit card and initialized the AT&T account. All told, we left the store with 2 active iPhones, 10 minutes after arrival, a pretty slick operation, if not a reference model for tech retail. Since then I've loaded Spore, iBeer, a remote for my Apple TV, the flashlight and syched up to my work Microsoft Exchange, to my boss' delight. I love having hundreds of songs to listen to when I have steady work to perform in my cube. I also love that I can open attachments (most anyway, I wish I could open MS Project and Visio). Did I mention I love my iPhone?

Here is a Gary question: how do you do screengrabs on the iPhone?

[gary]

Hold down the big circular button under the screen, keep it held down whilst toy press and release the silver button above the top right hand corner of the screen. You will hear the shutter release sound. To view your screen grab go into the camera and click the icon at the left hand side of the screen at the bottom - this takes you to the items on the camera roll and voila!

[ValenciaSon]

Thanks Gary!

[gary]

I recommend an app called Air Sharing - it lets you connect your mac to your iPhone as a wireless drive - you can move files across. It allows you to view most the files you have stored on your iPhone - pdf doc ppt jpg you can play mp3s. So I have a pdf of the BCN metro on my phone now instead of having to carry a paper map.
Bonus : you can view a transcript of a podcast whilst you are listening to the podcast

You can connect via linux, windoze or MacOS to the drive as well as using a browser on your Mac to view the file hierarchy and contents

Very useful... and free!!

[Acosta]

I recommend an app called Air Sharing - it lets you connect your mac to your iPhone as a wireless drive - you can move files across. It allows you to view most the files you have stored on your iPhone - pdf doc ppt jpg you can play mp3s. So I have a pdf of the BCN metro on my phone now instead of having to carry a paper map.
Bonus : you can view a transcript of a podcast whilst you are listening to the podcast

You can connect via linux, windoze or MacOS to the drive as well as using a browser on your Mac to view the file hierarchy and contents

Very useful... and free!!


Cool four apps I just got.

1. gFlahs+ - Let's you load flash cards on your iPhone. You can customize your own flash cards with google documents (need a gmail account to do that). You can get an excel like spreadsheet (that works with google docs) and make your own flash cards. Great for spanish vocabulary.

2. MightDocs. Works with google docs and downlods all of your desired google docs too you iPhone. One stunning iPhone draw back is it is hard to save email attachments via their email program. This is one work around with the problem that you have load the doc into google docs as the side step.

3. Fring - Universal messenger supposed to work with skype. Haven't confirmed yet.

4. Ultralingua have to pay but a nice spanish english dictonary on your iPhone.


Enjoy

Joe

[ValenciaSon]

I Have iDicto for meetings but I would love to have a speech recognition app that converts recorded speech to text. Is that too ambitious for the app developers out there?

[gary]

blunty, yes...

To be less blunt - the quality of the mic and extraneous noise would be a night mare - the speech recog software I have tried on a full blown system was on balance not really worth using

[Acosta]

Cool four apps I just got.

1. gFlahs+ - Let's you load flash cards on your iPhone. You can customize your own flash cards with google documents (need a gmail account to do that). You can get an excel like spreadsheet (that works with google docs) and make your own flash cards. Great for spanish vocabulary.

2. MightDocs. Works with google docs and downlods all of your desired google docs too you iPhone. One stunning iPhone draw back is it is hard to save email attachments via their email program. This is one work around with the problem that you have load the doc into google docs as the side step.

3. Fring - Universal messenger supposed to work with skype. Haven't confirmed yet.

4. Ultralingua have to pay but a nice spanish english dictonary on your iPhone.


Enjoy

Joe

Ok two things that drive me nuts about the iPhone that I dont like

1. The inability to save attachments from email (that is why I used MightyDocs app above).

2. Lack of a cut and paste.

3. The battery usage seems to be better after the latest software updates.


Cheers

[ValenciaSon]

I love the number of apps, like this one: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2982290379_7d9bcd8749_o.jpg

[eldeano]

Oh, and you can take screenshots with 2.0 software - wow!


How?

[greytop]

Hold down the big circular button under the screen, keep it held down whilst toy press and release the silver button above the top right hand corner of the screen. You will hear the shutter release sound. To view your screen grab go into the camera and click the icon at the left hand side of the screen at the bottom - this takes you to the items on the camera roll and voila!Like this?

[eldeano]

Like this?

Thanks. Doesn't work with the Touch.

[guapo]

Thanks. Doesn't work with the Touch.

strange works for me on the touch. Hold down the circular button at the bottom of the screen and press and release the top button. The screenshot appears in the photo albums app under "Saved Photos"

[eldeano]

strange works for me on the touch. Hold down the circular button at the bottom of the screen and press and release the top button. The screenshot appears in the photo albums app under "Saved Photos"


Top man, Guapo. It now works for me too!

[gary]

Top man, Guapo. It now works for me too!

Its the interface between the chair and the device thats the problem!!

Greetings from Madrid - where its chucking it down!!

[eldeano]

Greetings from Madrid - where its chucking it down!!

Any white smoke yet from the Curtis residence?

[gary]

Any white smoke yet from the Curtis residence?

Heard nothing as of this mo...

[eldeano]

More great apps - Moto Chaser, Koi Pond and Classics (classic book e-reader).

[eldeano]

Well, as you may have guessed, I have allowed myself to be convinced by some of the Apple groupies on this forum. I admit that I was also lured by the sexiness of the iPhone - its looks, simplicity and usability. I debated with myself long and hard about whether I needed the phone element and decided that I didn't - the comparative o2 contract was too expensive and lacked in some areas compared to my current T-Mobile contract, and my phone is better (as a phone). So I went for the new iPod Touch - 32Gb - bought duty-free at the airport.

I've had it 2 weeks and I'm very happy with it. Not only is it fun to use - you can quickly add all the applications and mess about with them - but it's also very handy especially around the house (no, it doesn't do the hoovering!). In the past, if I wanted to check whether I had any emails, I would either have to get out my laptop and wait for it to boot up or wait for my phone to download my emails. Now I just switch on the Touch. Also, watching TV last night, Mrs Eldeano had an idea about a Christmas present for a nephew. I picked up the Touch, looked at a few options and then bought it in less time than my laptop takes to boot up. Marvellous.

and no... I'm not getting a Mac unless I win the Premium Bonds!

[ValenciaSon]

Enhorabuena Gato! I also like playing Spore. The iBeer is fun to show off. Well, as you may have guessed, I have allowed myself to be convinced by some of the Apple groupies on this forum. I admit that I was also lured by the sexiness of the iPhone - its looks, simplicity and usability. I debated with myself long and hard about whether I needed the phone element and decided that I didn't - the comparative o2 contract was too expensive and lacked in some areas compared to my current T-Mobile contract, and my phone is better (as a phone). So I went for the new iPod Touch - 32Gb - bought duty-free at the airport.

I've had it 2 weeks and I'm very happy with it. Not only is it fun to use - you can quickly add all the applications and mess about with them - but it's also very handy especially around the house (no, it doesn't do the hoovering!). In the past, if I wanted to check whether I had any emails, I would either have to get out my laptop and wait for it to boot up or wait for my phone to download my emails. Now I just switch on the Touch. Also, watching TV last night, Mrs Eldeano had an idea about a Christmas present for a nephew. I picked up the Touch, looked at a few options and then bought it in less time than my laptop takes to boot up. Marvellous.

and no... I'm not getting a Mac unless I win the Premium Bonds!

[gary]

Let me recommend Air Sharing app - enables you to use your iPhone/Touch as a wireless external hard drive and store/view documents. I have pdfs of the MAD and BCN metros on mine. You can also load the NFS transcripts and even view them as you listen...

..and no... I'm not getting a Mac unless I win the Premium Bonds!

... never say never, stranger things have happened!!

(still no white smoke)

[eldeano]

Let me recommend Air Sharing app - enables you to use your iPhone/Touch as a wireless external hard drive and store/view documents. I have pdfs of the MAD and BCN metros on mine. You can also load the NFS transcripts and even view them as you listen...

Gary, have a look at Files Lite and Discover. They seem to do the same sort of thing and they're free.

[gary]

Gary, have a look at Files Lite and Discover. They seem to do the same sort of thing and they're free.

Air Sharing is free too - added bonus is that you can connect from both Windoze and Linux as well as macos for file sharing. The app contains an apache web server so you or a group can view your files, though not manage them, via any web browser over wifi via an ip address, you can however right click and save as...
You can view many file formats, html, jpeg, gif, mp3(plays them), movies, doc, ppt, xl... dunno bout swf..
viewed files can be pinch zoomed and also reorientate as you rotate the device - mines great for the metroplans

[eldeano]

Air Sharing is free too

Maybe it was when you got it, but it doesn't appear to be free in my iTunes music store.

[gary]

Maybe it was when you got it, but it doesn't appear to be free in my iTunes music store.

You're right!! sorry, it was free when I got it :smug:

[gary]

:'(Dropped Mine today, it slipped out of my hand and hit the parque floor and crack, screens bust. This seems to happen when the screen lands parallel to the floor, other times when the metal has hit the thing bounced, but not this time.

The good news?
:)Well - its still fully functional though I have had to cover the cracks with sellotape to stop me planing the skin off my fingers...

:thumbs-up:Oh.. and it insured so I get a new one as soon as they're in stock (ie Not til after monday when VAT drops to 15%

[gastephen]

...or in AppleSpeak (tm):

"Plaintiff's claims, and those of the purported class, are barred by the fact that the alleged deceptive statements were such that no reasonable person in Plaintiff's position could have reasonably relied on or misunderstood Apple's statements as claims of fact (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/apple-says-cust.html)"

[eldeano]

Time for an update on apps. I've been using Evernote for the last month or so. It's very useful, especially the offline facility and the ability to 'clip' parts of webpages. For example, I've got the page where Marina goes through the meals at the last GME and I can email flight bookings to it so that they're always on hand.

The other one I like is the WorldView which came with the iPod. You choose the webcams that you want in your favourites and view them in landscape. On mine I currently have:

Madrid
Warsaw (I can watch them putting up the new building next to the Holiday Inn)
Boston
Hong Kong - Victoria Harbour
Madrid, Glorieta de Atocha
Madrid, Plaza de España
Madrid, Plaza de Callao
Madrid, Puerta del Sol
Madrid, Plaza de Cibeles
Madrid, Plaza de Colón
Gizeh Pyramids
Moorea (one day...)
Cape Town
Venezia
London - Stratford, Olympic Stadium (in construction)

I'd like one fixed on the night sky in Finland to catch the Aurora Borealis.

I also have the Facebook and Twitterfon apps.

Anyone else use WorldView or have more application tips?

[richardksa]

I find these (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjx5_-SPhk0)Iphone applications most enjoyable. The days of bands carrying their gear around in huge vans is on the way out.